USS South Dakota (BB-57)

The USS South Dakota (BB-57) was a US Navy battleship that was active from 1942 to 1947. She was laid down on 5 July 1939 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, the lead ship of her class of battleship. On 16 October 1942, she left Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to take part in a sweep of the Santa Cruz Islands, and she downed 26 Japanese planes in the ensuing Battle of Santa Cruz; she suffered heavy damage after colliding with USS Mahan